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Breyerfest 2019

Kristian Beverly2 Comments
I returned from Breyerfest yesterday. I enjoyed all of it. 
Mackenzie and I drove to Kentucky on Wednesday.
Pc: Mackenzie Purdy
The Clarion already had signs set up. 
The Artisan Gallery opened on Thursday.

Friday was the Open Show.

There were many real horses to meet. Some were there because of Breyerfest. 
Others live at the Kentucky Horse Park. 

The Children and Youth Show happened on Saturday.

Shopping occurred throughout the whole time.

What I’ve gotten out of Breyerfest has evolved since my first one. When I was small it was all about the special models, showing and shopping. Now my excitement for Breyerfest is seeing friends–some I only get to see once a year, meeting new hobbyists, and being able to soak in the amazing fact that a hobby can take over the Kentucky Horse Park all for the common love of plastic ponies and horses.

Anyways, I have a lot of pictures to share! 

Throwback Thursday

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The subject of my last post was my new Thestral, but he wasn’t the first one I ever made. Even if he’s a huge improvement over the last one.

Back when I could show in the Breyerfest Youth Show, I sculpted a Thestral. He started out as a Morgan model. I think I made him the last year I could show in that show–so I was 16–making it seven-ish years ago. He won his unrealistic custom class.
I couldn’t find a picture of him at the Breyerfest Children/Youth show, but here’s one from a local show. I showed him at a handful before he fell apart.

Time hasn’t been kind to him. I have zero idea about where his other front leg is. For real. No idea. He had wings at some point, but they broke off too and have been lost.  I made them out of chopsticks and fabric. I spray painted it all.

While I was making him the leg popped off and I merely hot glued it back on. It seemed like the most clever of ideas at the time. Unluckily for me, hot glue has a much shorter life span than the super glue/baking soda mix.

I still like the face work I did on him. 
One day I’ll make a traditional Thestral, but for now, I’m happy with the huge improvement between one and two.